Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues Centre for Refugee
Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada May 8-16th 2010
The Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues is an
internationally acclaimed eight-day course for academic and field-based
practitioners working in the area of forced migration. It serves as a
hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to
share information and ideas.
The Summer Course provides an interdisciplinary, interactive and
experiential approach to the study of forced migration. Through
attending lectures and related small group sessions, course participants
develop a deepened understanding of the political, economic, social and
cultural contexts of forced migration, and the major state and non-state
institutions involved in refugee protection and advocacy.
The program uniquely includes simulated refugee hearings held at the
Immigration and Refugee Board, Toronto. Participants will have also an
opportunity during the course for structured networking and idea
collaboration through participation in a theme-based small group
session. All participants who complete the full course receive a York
University Centre for Refugee Studies Summer Course Certificate.
2010 Summer Course topics are:
• Root causes of forced migration
• Refugee status and definition
• The global refugee regime
• International human rights
• Humanitarian assistance
• Externalization of asylum
• Refugee resettlement
• Intersectionality and forced migration
• Canadian refugee determination
• Security and Interdiction
• Internally displaced persons
• Protracted refugee situations
• Development induced displacement
• Environmentally induced displacement
• The future of forced migration
The Target Audience Participant Requirements
The Summer Course is designed for academic and field-based practitioners
working in the area of forced migration. Participants typically include
government officials, non-government organization personnel, university
faculty, and graduate students. Applicants must have either some
academic or practical background in forced migration. If the background
is strictly academic, a first degree is required. (Undergraduate
students may apply to the course if they are completing their degree
prior to the course start date.) Applicants must have English proficiency.
Dates: May 8-16th 2010
Times: Full course days will run 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Opening reception
and registration is in the afternoon of May 8. Location: York University
Toronto, Keele Campus Course Fee*: $975.CAD (registration before
February 26, 2010) Late Registration Fee: $1100.CAD (registration after
February 26, 2010) Forms and Information may be accessed from
http://www.yorku.ca/crs/summer.htm Application materials may be
submitted either electronically, by fax or by mail to:
Summer Course Coordinator
Irene Connie Tumwebaze
Centre for Refugee Studies York University,
York Research Tower 8th Floor
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Phone: 416-7362100 Ext: 55423
Fax: 416-736-5837
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Further questions may also be addressed to Irene Connie Tumwebaze,
Summer Course Coordinator, at the above location.
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